DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

University SUPPLEMENTARY Examinations 2021 / 2022

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL/EEE/MECHATRONICS, GEGIS/GIS

ENGINEERING
SMA 3144 : PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer question one and any other two questions

QUESTION ONE-30 MARKS-COMPUSORY

a) Form the PDE by eliminating the constants a and b from the equation
z  x  a    y  b 
2 2
(4 Marks)
b) Solve the equation defined by p  3q  5 z  tan  y  3 x  . (5 Marks)
2 3

c) Verify that the equation x z  y dx  3 xy dy  x dz  0 is integrable (5 Marks)
2 3

dx dy dz
d) Find the integral surfaces of the equation   2 (5 Marks)
x yz x z
u u
e) Solve the following PDE by separation of variables method 3  2  0,
x y
u  x ,0   4 e  x (5 marks)
f) Form a Quasi-linear equation whose solution is given by   x 2  y 2  z 2 , xyz   0
(5 marks)
g) Define a partial differential equation. (1 Mark)

QUESTION TWO: 20 MARKS:

     
a) Find the integral surface of the equation x y 2  z p  y x 2  z q  x 2  y 2 z which
contains the straight line x  y  0 and z  1 (10 marks)
dx dy dz
b) Find the integral curves of the equation  
y  x  y   az x x  y   az  x  y z
(10 marks)
QUESTION THREE: 20 MARKS:
a) Obtain the partial differential equation whose solutions is given by F u , v   0 , where
u and v are functions of x, y and z, while z is a function of x and y. (10 Marks)
b) Solve the given equations;
dx dy dz
i)  2  (5 Marks)
xy y zxy  2x 2

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 dx dy dz
 2 3  2 3
ii)
x y z
3 2
3

y z x 
3

z x  y3    (5 Marks)

QUESTION FOUR: 20 MARKS:

a) Find the Orthogonal Trajectories of the surface x 2  y 2  z 2  a 2 , with its intersection

with the family of surface xy  cz . (10 Marks)
p dx  Q1 dy  R1 dt  0
b) Show that the simultaneous equations: 1 Can be reduced to take
p 2 dx  Q2 dy  R2 dt  0
dx dy dz dx dy dt
the form of:   Hence solve:   (10 Marks)
p Q R xz y z  y2
QUESTION FIVE: 20 MARKS:
 2u  2u
a) Solve 2  4 2 , using Laplace transforms given the boundary and initial
t x
u 0, t   0 u  x,0  0
conditions (10 Marks)
u l , t   0 u t  x,0  sin x
u  2u
b) Solve the heat equation ,   2  0 by the method of separation of variables,
t x
for u (0, t )  u (4, t )  0 and u ( x,0)  x  4 . (10
Marks

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